Optional requirements

Other Notes

Additional disk resources and memory are required when editing large and/or complex images

To enjoy the full benefits of brushes and their textures, your computer should use a processor that supports SSE. SSE2 is supported by almost all processors sold since 2003. On brush selection, an onscreen message will indicate if your computer is non-SSE.

* Main processor must support SSE2 instructions.

Detailed Feature Comparison

Serif DrawPlus X8

Adobe Illustrator CC

CorelDRAW X7 Graphics Suite

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10

Enjoy an enhanced workflow

Feed based Startup Assistant

Yes

Yes

No

No

High DPI support

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Restore Last Session

Yes

No

No

Yes

Natively supports 32 and 64-bit computers

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Customisable keyboard shortcuts

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Create and save custom workspace profiles

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Context-sensitive, on-screen How To tab

Yes

No

Yes

No

Create professional documents

Smart Sizing and rotating

Yes

No

No

No

Presentations with Rostrum Camera for panning and transitioning animations

Yes

No

No

No

Spot-colour and process colour-separations

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Design custom colour palettes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

PANTONE® colour libraries

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Blend Modes for creative effects on overlapping objects

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Work with layers to separate objects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Use master pages to easily reproduce design elements

Yes

No

Yes

No

Add ready-made artwork to your designs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

End-to-end CMYK document support

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Use powerful drawing tools and design features

B-Spline Curves Tool for simpler curve creation

Yes

No

Yes

No

Replicate Tool for easy creation of Repeating objects in columns and rows

Yes

No

No

No

Flooding areas between intersecting curves

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Vector Pattern fills

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Contours for cool tiered effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

AutoTrace Studio for instantly converting images to vector

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Draw using editable QuickShapes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Shape Builder Tool for merging shapes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Targeted insert for drawing in front of, inside and behind objects

Yes

Yes

No

No

Blend Tool for blending objects together

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blend along a custom path

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multi-level Solo Mode for isolating objects

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Instantly convert 2D objects into 3D

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create pseudo-3D artwork by drawing across planes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Shadow Tool for adding shadow to objects

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Professional Filter Effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Non-destructive Graphic Styles for pre-set effects

Yes

Yes

No

No

Set a drawing scale

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Connector Tool for annotating charts, diagrams and plans

Yes

No

Yes

No

Dimension tool for displaying distance

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Pixel Grid for pixel-perfect editing

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Paint naturally

Paint with realistic natural brushes and media

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pressure Studio for calibrating graphics tablets

Yes

No

No

No

Spray brushes for adding photo-realistic effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Edit and enhance images

Essential Image editing tools

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Non-destructive photo adjustments and effects

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Transform images into art

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Image Cutout Studio for extracting backgrounds

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Design artistic text and layouts

Realtime font previewing

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

OpenType font support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Super/subscript support

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Multi-lingual spell check

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Wrap text around objects

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Flow text along a custom path

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Make animations

Create keyframe and stopframe animations

Yes

No

Stopframe Only

Yes

Supports onion skinning for viewing previous frames

Yes

No

No

No

Share and collaborate

EPS export

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PDF import and editing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Export animations as SWF, MPG, MOV, AVI, WMV

Yes

No

No

SWF and AVI only

Supersampling for high quality exports

Yes

Yes

No

No

SVG import and export

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Import Adobe® Photoshop® File Import

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Import Adobe® Illustrator® and EPS files

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PDF/X export

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

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$119.99

$239.88 / per year

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$89

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is DrawPlus fully 64-bit compatible?

Yes, a 64-bit version will be automatically installed on compatible computers.

Importing

Can I import PDF files?

DrawPlus lets you import PDF files as if they are new drawings. Imported text, shapes and images can be edited depending on your PDF file.

What file formats can be imported?

As well as Adobe Illustrator AI files, you can import SVGs and Serif’s own SMF file format. Common graphic file formats, including RAW images, can be opened as drawings.

Essential Tools

What kind of line tools and shapes are available?

Pencil, Pen, and Straight Line tools make great line art, while QuickShapes offer multiple shape variations.

I love digital painting. Can DrawPlus do this?

DrawPlus has over 200 brushes spread across ten categories (Draw, Paint, Photo, and Spray, to name a few!). If you’re feeling creative, you can create your very own stroke or spray brushes too.

Does DrawPlus allow you to turn images and sketches into vector artwork?

Printing and Exporting

DrawPlus’s Preview and Print/Publish features let you output to your desktop printer or create screen-ready or press-ready professional PDFs.

How do I export my drawing?

The Export Optimizer lets you see how your drawing looks and how large it is before you save it. Its multi-window display provides side-by-side WYSIWYG previews of image quality at various output settings, so you can make the best choice every time!

Animation

Does DrawPlus support animation?

Yes, DrawPlus supports both stopframe and keyframe animation, either from scratch, or after you convert an existing DrawPlus drawing.

Great support

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